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  • Agra: Girl student found stabbed to death in her college lab

    Agra: A girl identified as Neha was found stabbed to death in her college laboratory in Agra. The girl, a resident of Delhi, and was doing PhD from Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra.

    Agra: A girl identified as Neha was found stabbed to death in her college laboratory in Agra. The girl, a resident of Delhi, and was doing PhD from Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra.

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  • TV actress Sara Khan turns item girl, but remains mum about details

    Mumbai: TV actress Sara Khan is the latest to do an item number for a film. However, she is not willing to reveal the details right now.

    "I have done one (item number), you will get to know soon... I don't want to talk about it," the 23-year-old said here Sunday at the music launch of her debut film 'Saawariya - Khatu Shyam Ji Ki Amar Gatha'.

    "I will talk about it once everything is sorted. Right now the focus is on 'Saawariya'," she added.

    Mumbai: TV actress Sara Khan is the latest to do an item number for a film. However, she is not willing to reveal the details right now.

    "I have done one (item number), you will get to know soon... I don't want to talk about it," the 23-year-old said here Sunday at the music launch of her debut film 'Saawariya - Khatu Shyam Ji Ki Amar Gatha'.

    "I will talk about it once everything is sorted. Right now the focus is on 'Saawariya'," she added.

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  • Bharti Airtel asked to stop 3G services in seven circles

    New Delhi: The Department of Telecom has asked Bharti Airtel to stop offering third generation (3G) services in seven circles where the company does not hold spectrum. "Airtel has been asked to stop 3G services and file a compliance report by 3pm on March 18, 2013," sources said.

    New Delhi: The Department of Telecom has asked Bharti Airtel to stop offering third generation (3G) services in seven circles where the company does not hold spectrum. "Airtel has been asked to stop 3G services and file a compliance report by 3pm on March 18, 2013," sources said.

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  • Fifteen years after taking charge, Sonia Gandhi seeks to reinvent Congress

    NEW DELHI: Sonia Gandhi completed 15 years as Congress president on Thursday and thanked partymen for helping her accomplish the tough responsibly.

    As leaders lined up to felicitate her at 10, Janpath, she told them, "The real credit belongs to millions of Congress workers whose toil ensured that the faith of the poor and the vulnerable in Congress did not sap even when we were not in office. I congratulate the legions who are the most extraordinary cadre any party can hope for, and who have been our priceless asset."

    NEW DELHI: Sonia Gandhi completed 15 years as Congress president on Thursday and thanked partymen for helping her accomplish the tough responsibly.

    As leaders lined up to felicitate her at 10, Janpath, she told them, "The real credit belongs to millions of Congress workers whose toil ensured that the faith of the poor and the vulnerable in Congress did not sap even when we were not in office. I congratulate the legions who are the most extraordinary cadre any party can hope for, and who have been our priceless asset."

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  • SC reserves verdict on Amit Shah's plea

    NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a petition by Gujarat's former minister of state for home Amit Shah challenging the filing of a separate chargesheet by the CBI in the Tulsiram Prajapati killing case.

    Prajapti was killed in a police shootout on December 28, 2006.

    NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a petition by Gujarat's former minister of state for home Amit Shah challenging the filing of a separate chargesheet by the CBI in the Tulsiram Prajapati killing case.

    Prajapti was killed in a police shootout on December 28, 2006.

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  • India puts on hold group visa facility with Pakistan

    NEW DELHI: With the attack in Srinagar adding to concerns over cross-border terrorism, the government has opted against implementing the proposed group tourist visa facility under the liberalised visa regime with Pakistan from March 15, an official said Thursday.

    "The group tourist visa facility under the liberalised visa regime agreed by India and Pakistan will not be implemented from March 15," a home ministry official said.

    NEW DELHI: With the attack in Srinagar adding to concerns over cross-border terrorism, the government has opted against implementing the proposed group tourist visa facility under the liberalised visa regime with Pakistan from March 15, an official said Thursday.

    "The group tourist visa facility under the liberalised visa regime agreed by India and Pakistan will not be implemented from March 15," a home ministry official said.

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  • 'India still tops in road deaths'

    NEW DELHI: Eighty-eight countries have reduced the number of road fatalities between 2008 and 2011, but Indian roads have become more deadly. The latest global report on the status of road safety released on Thursday shows how poor enforcement of helmet and seat belt wearing, speeding and inadequate ambulance facility for road crash victims in India has pushed up the total fatalities. With 1.43 lakh deaths in 2011, India still tops the list of nations in total number of road deaths.

    NEW DELHI: Eighty-eight countries have reduced the number of road fatalities between 2008 and 2011, but Indian roads have become more deadly. The latest global report on the status of road safety released on Thursday shows how poor enforcement of helmet and seat belt wearing, speeding and inadequate ambulance facility for road crash victims in India has pushed up the total fatalities. With 1.43 lakh deaths in 2011, India still tops the list of nations in total number of road deaths.

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  • Delhi gang-rape case: Victim's family turns down offer of fee refund

    DEHRADUN: The family of the Delhi gangrape victim has turned down an offer from the city's Sai Institute to return the fees charged from her, saying the amount should be used to help poor and needy students.

    The offer by the institute from where she did a four year course in physiotherapy before moving to Delhi was turned down by the girl's father when he came here yesterday along with his son to collect her marksheet of her final year examination, its director Harish Arora said.

    DEHRADUN: The family of the Delhi gangrape victim has turned down an offer from the city's Sai Institute to return the fees charged from her, saying the amount should be used to help poor and needy students.

    The offer by the institute from where she did a four year course in physiotherapy before moving to Delhi was turned down by the girl's father when he came here yesterday along with his son to collect her marksheet of her final year examination, its director Harish Arora said.

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  • EGoM approves Rs 1,207 crore drought relief package to Maharashtra

    NEW DELHI: An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on drought headed by agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday approved Rs 1,207 crore relief package to Maharashtra.

    "Rs 1,207 crore drought relief package has been approved for Maharashtra," home minister Sushilkumar Shinde, who is also a member of the EGoM, told after the meeting of the ministers.

    NEW DELHI: An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on drought headed by agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday approved Rs 1,207 crore relief package to Maharashtra.

    "Rs 1,207 crore drought relief package has been approved for Maharashtra," home minister Sushilkumar Shinde, who is also a member of the EGoM, told after the meeting of the ministers.

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  • Himachal: Commuters demand expansion of bus service for women to other areas

    SHIMLA: Though Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) has started a special bus service for female commuters from Saturday in Shimla on the occasion of International Women's Day, female passengers and residents here rued that the bus service is confined to central areas of the city while female commuters from suburban areas remain deprived of the service.

    SHIMLA: Though Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) has started a special bus service for female commuters from Saturday in Shimla on the occasion of International Women's Day, female passengers and residents here rued that the bus service is confined to central areas of the city while female commuters from suburban areas remain deprived of the service.

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